Bijnore: The TikTok 'villain', suspected to be behind three brutal murders within a week in Bijnore district of Uttar Pradesh, remains untraceable, despite the police having put a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his head. The families of his victims have been provided police protection, as witnesses on both crime scenes where the three murders took place saw Ashwini Kumar a.k.a. Johnny Dada, the main suspect fleeing, waving his pistol. Inspector General of Police, Moradabad, Ramit Sharma has hiked the reward on Ashwini from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000.

Ashwini Kumar has left his digital footprint on Internet by uploading TikTok videos wherein he portrays himself as a 'villain'. He has more than 15 teams from 21 police stations of the district searching for him. Drones were also deployed to aid the search operation in Bijnore. The police official said that Ashwini now tops the 'most wanted' list in the district.